Circular knitting machine



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" `the opperl cr ncludo radially to reive" loops arc drawn arefrelatively. thin blade? @which the The bits u w f the rib needles. 4 u 40 ts` "which are lare provided with redll lQt, Within parts in a direction axially of the rib needle whicharereceivedupwardly-extending parts 2l cylinder.. ff formed on ,the bits il inrear or the iront ends 2. 1n a circular knitting machine, a rib needle ofthe bits. These'slots are deep enough to al-l cylinder, a verge located at an end of said cylinl l lowtheinnermember Il ofthe 'verge tobe raised a der, lsaid verge comprising two separate parts, 5

inrelation tothe outer member O to the necessary bits carried 'by 'one of said parts, and automatic y t.k Y t f means for 4eiiecting relative adjustment of said l v 'will the overwon 0f the mnehlne thetwo `parts in a direction axially of the rib needle l, Il of vthe rverge are adjusted auto cylinder and :or adjusting each or said parts in 1 lo `maticall! both relatively to one another and to said-directionrelatively to the rib needle cylinder. 10 the rib needle cylinder l ybvy connections iromthe Y 3. In a circular knitting machine, a rib needle lrhein-control drum-'oi the machine.` The con-y cylinder; a verge comprising a cylindrical outer Y nectidus furthe inner member il o! the verge member fitting within the rib needle cylinder upstanding tube 8l attached to the and .provided with radial slots and a cylindrical ii'mnerm rher il at the thereof which tube inner member fitting within said cuter member '15 i. a capplate l! which' isljsecured and also provided with radial slots, bits received `j- -to the cylinder 2. At itsupper end the tubev lil in said last-named radial slots and extending f is operatively cconnect'e'd'withV one endr o!v alever Y. into the radial slots ilrst' mentioned, and autoi matic means for adjusting saidlcylindrical memn g rod bers independently oi one another in a direction 20 ita'lower endfin the path ora cam on 'the axially of the rib needle cylinder. v v fTwodiametrically-opposite 4. In acircular knitting machine, a rib needle spring! 3il (only one of is 'shown)'each`- cylinder, a verge 'comprising a cup-shaped outer V`at one end to the cap plate I2 fandv at member vflttingwithin the rib needle cylinder and other end to the inner member il and paseprovided withradial slots and a piston-like inner 25 `thrown a hole in the voutery member 8, are member fitting within said outer member and urlo the inner member Il upwardly. Valso provided with radial slots, bits received in L A thefarrang'e'ment just' -de- Vthe slots of the inner ymember and extending into is-aimilar-tothatdisolosed 4in the'said the slots of the outer member, means for re- `U;j;'Britishfspeciilcation' No. m3655101' theopei'a'-v taining said bits in the slots ofthe inner mem- 30 tion 1ct 'the verge described therein".` The con- Y ber, and means for automatically adjusting said nection for the outer l 'of the verge come A-members axially 'of the -rib needle cylinder coma tube whichk thetube It and'l -prisingv a tubular member extending into the rib with that V'ths'inialia 'centralholey needle cylinder axially thereof and also extend- -formed inthe outer member'tfThe bottom endY ing through an aperture 'formed in said cup- 35 of the tube has ra tanger formed uponit withshapedv outermember, aiiange on the inner end whiehnansetheoutermember'i tedilioremein of said tubular member for engaging the inner in en'gaeelnent underthe of two diarrietri-4 side or said cup-shaped member, a rod-like memv Y. y owlte telliloll[Similisv llionly one 0f ber extending through said tubular member and ,K d0 lhownlfextendinl between the inner operatively connected at its inner end with the 40 l and 'outermembers land Il. Aty its upper end said piston-like member, and spring means tend- `the'tube .Slis operative!! connected Withnlever ing'to draw said piston-like member within the l ,n hl'vill'-i'ille o! it! endl Plvoted @0' .the maf rcup-shaped member. I 1f chine, trame'and the otherl'end'engaged by a 5. A circularV knitting machine yaccording to 45 pull! rod the lower-M ldlof Whlchisln the Path VclaimV 4, wherein the piston-like member has a 45 mainoontroldrum- T0 Provide depending iiange in which the bit-receiving ra'- for the rotation o1 the'tube'land 3Q with the diaislotsare formed, and the retaining means needle cylinders of the"meohine, the Yoileltive torfthe bits comprise a ring-like member atconnections betweenthe tube 3,. endiiihelever 34 i tached to the piston-like member in positionl to 50V oonaist'of Va collar @falt on thetubev 5nd l support ther bits, and each bit has a depending 50 v collar which is loose on the tube.- in a notohk shoulder which is engaged by the outer edge of in Filion;willv i Wmdllft 0f the lever u the ring-like member, an upstanding lug which bei. While theopel'lti' oonnectons betwnis engaged vby the inner side o! the depending the tubev Il andthe n consist 0f 5001181@ flange on the piston-like member, and an upi ss it Ourthe tube" and a collar yll which is warmly-extending part which extends into me 5s f loose lon the and intoa hole in whichapin Tassociatedradial slot in the cup-shaped outer "Il onthe lever llextends. f V member or the verge.

`Irivtlie operltion-of'the machine when the llbj 6. A .circular knitting machine according to needlesare to'knit, the lcams on the main con-Y claim 4, wherein to accommodate a rotating rib Y 00 trol drum through the connections before deneedle cylinder, mechanism for moving endwise G0 scribed, will vmovve the verse members l, l. relnthe 'tubular member and the'v rod-like member tively so as to sepate their bottom edges and comprisesafpair oi' levers, one of which levers A thereby remove between the bits Il those is operatively connected with a collar loose on the portions ofthe outel'fm'elhber lo! the verge which -tubular member and abutting against a collar es v`would otherwise. iill thespaces between the bits i -fast on said member above-the loose collar, and c5 ,il-'and thus p4 venttheyarn endstrom being the second of which levers is operatively conturned within needle circle. f nectedwith a collanloose on the'rod-like mem We claim: 4 ber and abutting .against a collar fast on the' .v i..In a circulary knitting mac ne,-aribgneedle rod-like member below the loose collar on that 'lo cylinder, arverge at end of said cylinmember. der, aaidverge comprising two separate parts, VCA'iRJJSILlt HERBERT WAINWRlGHT.

' pits'carried bronejorsald parts, 'and automatic l GEORGE AII'RED BUSWELL.

forleilectinl relative adjustment of .said 

